Writing and Architecture
 A Historical & Visual Analysis of the Most Important Manifestation of Arabic Calligraphy in Islamic Architecture 
 
Dr Hāni Muhammad al-Qahtāni*
 
The paper traces the beginnings of Arabic calligraphy, and how the sahâba adopted this …

A Comprehensive Record of the Works Mentioned by al-Dâni in his Jâmi‘ al-Bayân
Dr Umar Yusuf Hamdan*
There are a number of books written by the ‘ulamâ’ of qirâ’ât in the second century AH,  but the original …

THE GLOTTAL  STOP (al-Hamz)
Between the Qurrâ’ and the Grammarians
Akram Ali Hamdan*
The glottal stop is a very important subject because of its prominent presence in grammar, philology and qirâ’ât books such as Sībawayh’s al-Kitâb, ibn Jinnī’s …

MORPHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA
AND
THEIR ROLE IN UNDERSTANING THE MEANINGS OF THE QUR’ÂN
Dr Sulayman bin Ali*
I have studied in this paper a number of French and English translations which have been well received by research scholars on account …

‘Uthmānic Orthography in al-Tabari’s Tafsir of the Glorious Qur’an: a Critical Presentation 
Dr Hatim Jalal al-Tamimi
This study aims at presenting the principles of ‘Uthmanic Orthography as found in al-Tabari’s Tafsir, and the extent to which later …

‘Iqd al-La’âli Fi l-Qirâ’ât al-Sab‘ al-‘Awâli
Dr Husayn bin Muhammad al-‘Awaji*
The paper comprises a short introduction to the importance of versified compositions (nazm) dealing with qirâ’ât, and a preface consisting of (a) a short biography of …